In the 2010-2011 season, Ricci guided the U18 team to the CAHA State Championship, Rocky Mountain District Championship and a third place finish at the USA Hockey National Tournament. They finished the season with a 58-7-9 record. His team had four players commit to NCAA Division I schools to play college hockey.
Israel Population Now 8.2 Million - 75% Are Jewish. Since last Independence Day Israel's population has grown by a whopping 157,000, and now totals 8,180,000. Since last Independence Day, the Central Bureau of Statistics said Thursday, Israel's population has grown by 157,000, and now totals 8,180,000. Jews account for 75% of that total, with the Jewish population standing at 6,135,000.
The Jewish people in Israel come from many backgrounds. About 73% are Israeli-born while 18% are immigrants from North America and Europe and almost 9% are from Africa and Asia. Jewish people from the former Soviet Union and Europe, plus Israeli-born descendants and Ashkenazi Jews, account for 50% of Jews in Israel.